Pizza!

After eyeballing the ready-to-use dough at Trader Joe's, and then reading about Matt's success with it for calzones, I decided it was pizza time. Amy and I have different taste in toppings (she's into pepperoni, while I dig spiced beef, crumpled sausage, and feta) but we both agree that a nicely browned layer of cheese is vital to the taste and texture of a good hot pie. This was without doubt a screaming success.

Calzones

I made some calzones with some odds and ends I had in my fridge. Step one, is to turn on the oven to 400 degrees. The pizza stones need time to heat up.

Then I mixed up the stuff for the inside: ricotta, mozzarella, brococcini (mini fresh mozzarella balls), an egg, chopped up roasted red peppers, pepperoni and fresh parsley.

For the crust, I'm a fan of the pre-made pizza dough from Trader Joe's and/or Vace. I think I used the Trader Joe's dough for these. I let the dough sit on the counter and rest for about an hour, then cut it in half and rolled it out. Filled it up with the goop, folded it closed, cut some slits in the top, then brushed it with some olive oil. Then into the oven until golden. I'm not sure what caused it to bubble out so much stuff. Maybe the egg expanding when it cooked?